Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-05-20
FRIDAY MAY 20.

signs OF missouri IS the demands
of the democrats that State Audi
tor Walker be impeached.
1t is rumored that party
from Omaha is thinking of organ
izing a Second National Bank In
Kirksville with a capital stock of
one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars.
1t is not believed that the
special session of the Legislature
will be productive of any benef-
cial legislation. However bill
to appropriprate $4,000 to defray
expenses of the session has been
introduced in the house, and one
for S45, 900 in the senate.
Edward Morris, of the Fair
banks canning company of Chica-
go, has concluded contract for
100000 kilos of canned meat for
the French army and 100000
kilos for the navy. This is said
to be the largest contract ever
made with an American firm by a
foreign government.
A summary of the bank
clearances of thirty seven of the
leading cities of the country shows
a larger aggregate than ever be-
fore In the corresponding period.
The increase of the bank clear
ances of the the first four months of
1887 is AZ per cent greater than in
the first four months of 1885.
The "GRApHIc" champion
ed" a cause a few months ago,
which the financial statement pub
lished in this issue, shows to have
saved to the tax payers of the
county many hundreds of dollars.
Will the editors and proprietors of
the 'hirksville Journal please put
this in their pipes and smoke it?
1t is claimed that the dem
ocratie representatives from south
east Missouri are opposed to rail-
road Legislation, and have formed
a combination with the republi-
cans, looking toward the suppress
sion of any r.ilroad legislation
during the special session. They
ought to form combination to ad-
Journ at once.
Now that tax to build new
school school houses has been
voted let us get all the boom out of
it there is in it. We believe Kinks
vile men can work as cheaply and
well as any who may come from
abroad, and we would like, if it is
at all possible, to see Kirksville
men do all the work on the new
buildings from burning the brick
to putting ON the cornice.
The Inter State Commerce
Bill prohibits pooling among tle
railroads and the word comes that
they have already begun cutting
rates. Enforce the clause which
prevents pooling and there is
nothing left for the railroads but
each line to stand ON its own mer-
its. Competition is the factor
which gives hope and we are
going to have a great deal of it
soon.
The proposition to effect a
loan of twenty-five thousand dol
lars to erect new school houses
was voted on Tuesday and carried
by a large majority. 1t was almost
universally conceded that the
amount asked for was too large.
much larger than necessary,
yet the people voted for it on the |
representation that no more of it |
would be used than was actually |
needed, and we hope they will not
be disappointed.
Capt. Dan. X. Shields is
conducting temperance meeting
at Missouri city with great sue
cess. When the invitation was
given to sign the pledge Sunday
evening, a leading druggist went
up and after taking the pledge, he
to turn over all the whisky
in his stock If the people would
remunerate him for his loss. The
proposition was accepted and $500
was raised in few minutes. The
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